The CFIA is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve the ground beef products described below because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

This recall also includes unlabelled and/or unbranded ground beef products available for sale from August 24 through September 25, 2012 and sold at retail stores not identified in the CFIA’s product list below, which may include small retailers, local meat markets and butcher shops, etc. Therefore, the CFIA is advising consumers who are unsure if they have the affected ground beef product in their home to check with the store(s) where the product was purchased or throw it out.

The following products, made from beef voluntarily recalled by XL Foods (Est. 38), are affected by this alert:

Brand

Product

Size

UPC

Codes / Dates

Distribution

Prepared for Reddi Food Solutions Inc., Leduc, AB (EST442)

PLU 320 Extra Lean Ground Beef Sirloin

454 g

8 153110 003200

Best Before
13SEP12
15SEP12
18SEP12
20SEP12

Alberta

Freson Bros.

Ground Sirloin 93% Lean

Variable

Starts with 0 220328

Packed on dates betweenSEP17.12 andSEP.22.12

Certain stores in Alberta

Freson Bros.

Extra LnGrndBfMax10 % fatWHSPk

Variable

Starts with 0 220843

Packed on dates betweenSEP.17.12 andSEP.22.12

Certain stores in Alberta

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

This voluntary recall is part of an ongoing food safety investigation. The CFIA is working with the recalling firms and distributors to identify and verify all affected products. If additional affected products are confirmed, this table will be updated on the CFIA website. To stay informed of product updates throughout the investigation, consumers are also encouraged to subscribe to CFIA food recalls and allergy alerts at http://www.foodsafety.gc.ca.

Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria my cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. Some people may have seizures or strokes and some may need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis. Others may live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

The manufacturer, XL Foods Inc., Edmonton, Alberta and various retailers, processors and distributors are voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 /TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

The CFIA is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve the beef products described below because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The affected products are associated with the same XL Foods manufacturing dates of August 24, 27, 28, 29 and September 5, 2012, as the previously recalled ground beef products. The trace out from XL to secondary and tertiary distributors, manufacturers and retailers could result in a large number of affected products over a wide range of codes and dates.

This recall also includes unlabelled and/or unbranded beef products sold at retail stores not identified in the CFIA’s product list below, which may include small retailers, local meat markets and butcher shops, etc. Therefore, the CFIA is advising consumers who are unsure if they have the affected beef products in their homes to check with the store(s) where the products were purchased or throw them out.

The following products, made from beef voluntarily recalled by XL Foods (Est. 38), are affected by this alert:

Walmart has been informed by their supplier of the following additions of affected codes and/or corrections (identified by an asterisk *) in respect of recalled products originally identified in earlier health hazard alerts:

Brand

Product

Size

UPC

Codes / Dates

Distribution

Walmart

Beef Inside Round Tournedos

Various

Starts with
220163 *

EST 93B
Best Before / Freeze By:
2012 SE 25*

QC

Walmart

Beef Inside Round Kabob Cube

Various

Starts with 220161 *

EST 93B
Best Before / Freeze By:
2012 SE 22,*
2012 SE 25

QC

Walmart

Beef Inside French Steak

Various

Starts with
220150

EST 93B
Best Before / Freeze By:
2012 SE 25*

QC

Walmart

Beef Inside French Pepper

Various

Starts with
220152

EST 93B
Best Before / Freeze By:
2012 SE 25*

QC

Walmart

Beef Inside Round Cube Steak

Various

Starts with
220149

EST 93B
Best Before / Freeze By:
2012 SE 22,
2012 SE 25*

QC

Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) has informed the CFIA of a correction to the UPC(identified by an asterisk *) of the following product, which had been identified in an earlier health hazard alert:

Brand

Product

Size

UPC

Codes / Dates

Distribution

Sold from Loblaw, Maxi, No Frills

Beef Stir Fry Strips

Various

21294400000 *

EST 93B
11258 *

QC

The CFIA is advising consumers who are unsure if they have the affected beef in their home to check with the store(s) where the product was purchased or throw it out.

This voluntary recall is part of an ongoing food safety investigation. The CFIA is working with the recalling firms and distributors to identify and verify all affected products. If additional affected products are confirmed, this table will be updated on the CFIA website. To stay informed of product updates throughout the investigation, consumers are also encouraged to subscribe to CFIA food recalls and allergy alerts at http://www.foodsafety.gc.ca.

Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria my cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. Some people may have seizures or strokes and some may need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis. Others may live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

The manufacturer, XL Foods Inc., Edmonton, Alberta and various retailers, processors and distributors are voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 /TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).